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We tried it for lunch. The jerk is spicy, but not dry. The peas and rice were nicely flavored with coconut milk and the $5 lunch is almost enough for two meals. I'll definitely go back. I'd say they are one of the better places on Nostrand.

The brand new restaurant offering Caribbean cuisine opens its doors at Brooklyn. Caribbean Flavor features Lunch Specials which includes curry, stew, seafood, vegetables, sides, chicken and pork served with fried rice or white rice or peas, etc.

Yes, the nearby blocks present this restaurant with lots of established competition.

So far, he seems to be going against the competition head on. As pointed out about, his strengths are the quantity of food you get, and the ability to eat in. This may allow him to steal some customers from established places.

...further increasing the chances that the established places go out of business when their present lease expires, and they are faced with an increase.

It would be interesting to see whether the overall demand for Carib Food on Nostrand is presently increasing or decreasing.

I just stopped in here for dinner on Wednesday and liked it so much that I had to go back for more on Thursday. Their food is fresh, delicious, and the price is more than right! I especially enjoyed the rice & peas with curry sauce on top + jerk chicken.

I was talking to one of the very sweet & friendly owners, who told me that things are going pretty well, but that they are still trying to get the word out about their business. They just had new menus delivered on Monday and their daughter set up a Yelp page yesterday. So if you have eaten there and would like to show some love, here's a link to Caribbean Flavor on Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/caribbean-flavor-new-york

I noticed the door open today so I walked in and asked the person inside about it and they said they will have "lots of organic dishes, juices, things like that". She said they are going to try to open by the end of the month.

From DNA Info:"Mery Gueye runs the Flatbush Avenue wrap, salad and smoothie shop Healthy Nibbles and she's set to open a second location in Crown Heights by the end of the month.

Gueye originally ran a frame shop on Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Place. She turned half of it into a restaurant in 2011.

The new restaurant will serve many of the same things as the original Nibbles, with one difference: breakfast foods. The new spot has a separate kitchen that will allow Gueye to make pancakes, waffles and in-house baked goods.

well but no - she may have used the board for inspiration, but she did her own reporting and tracked down and talked to the owner. That's already a serious cut above the reporters who used to work for Prospect Heights Patch.

Whereas the DNA.info article about the Nostrand location has her as "Mery Gueye" while also stating that she's the same person behind the flatbush location.

I mean, I realize that women's last names sometimes change and that Mary and Mery are easily variants on the same name. Just curious if there's been any sort of change in ownership. Many of the Yelp reviews on the Flatbush location rave about the food and the prices but complain about a sour unfriendly woman running the place.

JC Mar (also known by its prior name "El Sabor Latino" or simply to the corner boys "El Sabo La") has the best Spanish diner breakfasts around. I knew it was the bomb because many years ago when I moved in, my contractors swore by that place. Contractors and cops can suss out the best food even in the sketchiest of neighborhoods.

That said, Healthy Nibbles should be a good addition. Many of the local vegetarians are Rastafarians and Yorubans, and it will be interesting to see how open Nibbles will be to that population. Certainly the juice spot a couple of doors down has most of them on lock as it provides inexpensive vegan and vegetarian fare in addition to natural juices.

Good deal. That Flatbush location has been open for a long time, and it seems to have morphed from an ice-cream place into a vegan restaurant over the years. I occasionally get a sandwich there, and the food and people are nice. It seems like the space sharing has been working out for both businesses.

Went in for breakfast this morning. The space is beautiful, the owner is really nice, and I had a great ginger-y kale juice that almost made me forget I was drinking vegetables. I am intrigued by the vegan ice cream so I will have to return. Happy that they're there.

Unfortunately, reading this thread has made me hungry for JC Mar, so tomorrow's breakfast promises to be much less healthy than today's.

I went to Meme's Healthy Nibbles on Wednesday, and had a wonderful wrap (the "I Am Thankful, which had hummus, avocado, lettuce, carrots and other delicious things) and a cupcake that I found out was vegan after the fact (it was delicious). As I was sitting at one of the cozy tables, baby carriage at my side, I found myself thinking that Meme's would not be out of place in Park Slope. The vibe is nice, the cafe is beautifully designed -- fresh flowers! food served on china! nice bathrooms! cheerful staff! -- and I wish the owner much success. And perhaps the message that she might want to put a planter in front of the cafe!